Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) Probe Widens into orgainzed crime-like activities
Former Capitol Hill aides to Sen. Ted Stevens are being questioned by the FBI as part of an investigation into the senator's relationship with a wealthy contractor.
It is the latest indication the Justice Department is scrutinizing the seven-term Alaska Republican in a public corruption investigation that has led to charges against state lawmakers and contractors.
A lawyer close to the case, speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation is still under way, confirmed the FBI had recently questioned former Stevens aides about Bill Allen, a contractor who has pleaded guilty to bribing Alaska legislators....
For more than a year, the investigation seemed to begin and end in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. But federal prosecutors recently began presenting evidence before a Washington grand jury in the federal courthouse across the street from the U.S. Capitol.
